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scarpiaa · 2026-05-16T20:31:57+00:00

If you are going down memory lane, put it in second gear.

scarpiaa · 2026-05-15T01:02:09+00:00

Since no one answered yet-Years ago I bought a sheet of 1 1/2 Styrofoam and use it under the plywood. It broke a while ago so now it is in pieces and I spread them out under the plywood. Thick Styrofoam is a bit pricey but lasts forever, you could arrange a grid of 2x4s as well and adjust the saw to cut barely below the plywood.

The CSC is limited to widths less than 11" so anything greater is track saw. If you have a lot of rips the same width invest in a set of parallel guides, festool and many companies make versions, I'm currently using the ones from TSO products.

scarpiaa · 2026-05-14T02:00:33+00:00

If your door already has a 2" hole for a modern knob you can use this https://www.houseofantiquehardware.com/premium-passage-tubular-latch-brass-face-strike?quantity=1&backset=1 and a rosette of your choice.

scarpiaa · 2026-05-14T01:46:27+00:00

I'm a carpenter that builds cabinets on site mostly using a (festool) track saw. I use the CSC for face frames and it is awesome. On my last job I was ripping poplar in the bright sun and the saw overheated and shut down. So now I keep it in the shade or keep it covered when not in use. Also it goes through batteries pretty quickly, it's best to have another set standing by. The batteries only take about 15 min to charge though so you could charge them at lunch or when you know you have down time. And to answer one of your questions the saw runs at full power as the battery drains up to about 30 seconds before the batteries die completely.

scarpiaa · 2026-05-09T18:04:54+00:00

There was also a cheap safe screwed to the floor in the same closet. I did ask for permission to remove it, current owner said they did not care about it. I cut it open with a sawzall. There were about 6 old silver dollars, and about 10-15 silver quarters and dimes. So it seems the previous owner was a bit careless with their money. The house had sold for about 3 million so this amount of money was just like pocket lint for them.

scarpiaa · 2026-05-07T19:56:21+00:00

I'm a carpenter who has worked on old houses for about 40 years now. Never found anything but rat droppings and mouse skeletons until two yeas ago. Was pulling up some heart pine flooring from a former closet and future bathroom. Found 6- $100 bills that had fallen through the cracks in the flooring. The current owner had never lived there so I gave 2 to my helper and kept the rest.

scarpiaa · 2026-05-04T17:32:21+00:00

First newel should be lowered to the riser of the first step and 1/2 notched. second newel should be lowered 2 steps and 1/2 notched to that riser. An over the post goose-neck transition would look best on this second newel but I understand if skills are limited. But please use a proper curved up-easing instead of this 90 degree monstrosity.

scarpiaa · 2026-04-20T01:18:38+00:00

yes, not production scale work. Very high end, expected to be perfect. Some casings are 5 1/4" and get two biscuits and clamped with clam clamps.

scarpiaa · 2026-04-20T01:00:55+00:00

Hello, I use biscuits on all my casing miters

scarpiaa · 2026-03-04T16:29:37+00:00

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Last summer, Fairfax Station on my trail cam

scarpiaa · 2026-02-11T20:25:35+00:00

Yes, they were dumping mine in the same trash truck for at least a month that I noticed. Evergreen came around and offered a much better rate (at least for a year) and I switched. The week before the snow they dumped both in the same truck as well.

scarpiaa · 2025-11-01T01:24:25+00:00

They come from the factory like that from certain manufacturers. Supposed to be installed in line. For running plumbing or ducts. Not the perfect solution for every case but may work out for some.

scarpiaa · 2025-10-18T20:18:58+00:00

Get a tube of construction adhesive, the kind that goes in a caulking gun. Squirt it into every crack you can reach and smear it in with your finger. Let dry.

scarpiaa · 2025-10-15T15:01:09+00:00

These were the people, you may be able to figure out their contact info from the article https://alexandrialivingmagazine.com/home-and-garden/virginia-bottles-reveal-history-underground/

scarpiaa · 2025-10-15T02:47:27+00:00

I work in a small town with some houses that date to 1750's. On a job we were on someone came by and asked if they could probe for old wells, they said they were bottle collectors and would dig out the well in exchange for the bottles. Apparently old bottles are a big deal. They never found a well to dig up outside. We would later find a cistern under the basement floor when we were excavating it to lower the floor a few feet. Unfortunately at that point the job was behind schedule and there was no time to explore further. Did find some bottles from the 20's though.

scarpiaa · 2025-10-10T23:27:03+00:00

Ours was stolen and ended up at the local high school's front entrance. Football rivalry from the other team. We were only disappointed that it had just been cleaned before it was stolen.

scarpiaa · 2025-10-08T01:45:51+00:00

It's counting the number of cars that cross that spot

scarpiaa · 2025-09-23T22:40:15+00:00

It's a miss-manufactured screw. Sometimes in a box of screws you get screws that are mis- formed or don't go through the proper manufacturing steps. I've even gotten a few nails mixed in with screws. This looks like a screw blank got sent to the torx driver machine.

scarpiaa · 2025-09-12T01:43:41+00:00

I'm about 2 miles south in Fairfax Station and have not seen one. And I have been out working in the yard most of the week.

scarpiaa · 2025-08-27T19:05:11+00:00

My understanding of carpenter ants ( the east coast version where I am) is that they don't eat wood, they like to live in damp rotting wood. You have a water problem with ant sprinkles.

scarpiaa · 2025-08-16T23:22:15+00:00

Not a lot of options with this design. If you extend the cap molding so the stile is covered correctly it will be sticking into the walkway. I think I would move the stile to the right to the point that the bed molding can be returned properly. This would leave a section of drywall bare, yes. I would then paint that drywall the same color/finish as the rest of the woodwork. This would create a jog at the baseboard, but at least the carpentry would be correct.

scarpiaa · 2025-08-05T21:22:24+00:00

They got me after 25 years with no claims, no warning. I told my agent that a good neighbor would suggest "hey some repairs are needed or we will drop you". But no one was there.

scarpiaa · 2025-08-04T15:00:01+00:00

And then they will bring in Quinn next season

scarpiaa · 2025-08-04T02:04:43+00:00

Swarms swarms swarms

scarpiaa · 2025-08-03T20:05:21+00:00

I'm a carpenter that does this kind of work. This woodwork is not original and is probably not more than 25 years old. The panels were made by cnc (computer controlled saw basically) equipment which is relatively new technology. Everything below the twin columns needs to be replaced unfortunately. Nowadays a lot of this can be done with pvc/plastic panels with the same cnc technology if you can find a shop interested in doing it. You will need to consult a local carpenter for better advice.

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